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Over a dozen Pa. hospital closures likely without increased support, report states
More than a dozen Pennsylvania hospital closures are likely to occur, a recent report reveals.
Pa. needs more health care workers, not mandates
As leaders from the Commonwealth’s business and health care communities, we are working collaboratively to address the workforce emergency that threatens Pennsylvania’s entire health care system.
Help may be on the way to alleviate Pa. nursing crisis
Pennsylvania is moving to implement the Nurse Licensure Compact by allowing nurses with multistate licenses issued by 40 other states and territories to practice in Pennsylvania.
Long-delayed passage of Patient Safety Act from committee applauded by PA nurses
Pennsylvania nurses are applauding Tuesday’s passage of the Patient Safety Act from the House Health Committee.
COVID-era waivers expanding telehealth reimbursements set to end this year
Health care providers supercharged their telemedicine offerings as a result of the pandemic—however, how those providers will be reimbursed for virtual care moving forward is in question.
Workforce issues dominate conversation at annual hospital leadership summit
Improving Pennsylvania’s health care workforce pipeline and the tools available to lessen the problem continue to be at the top of mind for the state’s health system leadership.
Pa hospitals added $155 billion to the economy in 2020, but industry lost money
Pennsylvania’s hospitals generated $155 billion in economic activity in 2020, while taking a $6.5 billion loss, according to a recent report by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP).
Stress, burnout and retirement are depleting nursing’s ranks, including the instructors needed to train their replacements
“Physically, psychologically, it was too much,” Grab said, adding that a lot of nurses left the field in the past year. “Unfortunately, there are not enough nurses in the pipeline to fill those spots.”
Pa. hospitals continue to face lasting issues well into the pandemic
Between March and July, Pennsylvania hospitals experienced $5 billion in losses resulting from a sharp decline in patient volume and despite federal relief fund payments.
